MARCH 31 – The American Library Association has named the University of Michigan’s Enriching Scholarship program the 2010 winner of the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. This award is presented annually to a library that demonstrates innovative planning and development of patron training programs about information technology in a library setting.

The Enriching Scholarship is a collaborative program between the University Library, campus information technology divisions, and campus-wide academic support units that offers dozens of workshops in a week-long curriculum each May. These workshops enhance the effective integration of scholarly content and technology into teaching, service and research activities on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The University Library already plays a significant role in helping faculty stay afloat and be able to fulfill their many teaching, service and research responsibilities. The library, with its mission to provide campus-wide integration of intellectual content into teaching and research activities is well positioned to extend its teaching role to include technology instruction into these vital activities.

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